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. >>> tonight, the father of nsa leaker edward snowden is speaking out, saying his son is not a traitor. and though snowden's father says he believes in the american justice system, he does not think his son would get a fair trial if he returns from russia. abc's susan saulny in washington tonight. >> as a father, i want my son to come home. >> reporter: today, in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, lon snowden, father of fugitive nsa leaker edward snowden, said plans have been made to reunite in russia. >> you're going to moscow? >> reporter: bruce fein is the family's lawyer and says it will happen very soon. >> we have visas, we have a date which we won't disclose because of the frenzy. >> reporter: the purpose of trip -- to come up with a criminal defense against charges of espionage. >> what i would like is for this to be vetted in open court for the american people to have all the facts. >> reporter: but the elder snowden is not convinced his son could get a fair trial. >> when you consider many of the statements made by our leaders, they have poisoned the wel
. >>> tonight, the father of nsa leaker edward snowden is speaking out, saying his son is not a traitor. and though snowden's father says he believes in the american justice system, he does not think his son would get a fair trial if he returns from russia. abc's susan saulny in washington tonight. >> as a father, i want my son to come home. >> reporter: today, in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, lon snowden, father of fugitive nsa leaker edward...
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in a statement the nsa said in part, quote, when the nsa makes a mistake in carrying out its foreign intelligence mission, the agency reports the issue internally and to federal otherseers and aggressively gets to the bottom of it. the post says edward snowden provided them the documents earlier this summer. in a statement, meanwhile, he said the media is being, quote, misled about his situation. snowden says his father and his father's wife's attorney do not represent him in any way. >> turning now to egypt, marches are planned for today. right now, more than 600 protesters are confirmed dead in those clashes with security forces and president obama has issued a stern rebuke to egypt's leader. it's now 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon there, any kind indication of more violence today? >>> good morning, just a short while ago friday prayers wrapped up. members of the muslim brotherhood and others called for a day of rage and marches. there have been no reports of clashes or violence yet. we're expecting the day to be very long. the police have deployed the military and personnel carriers t
in a statement the nsa said in part, quote, when the nsa makes a mistake in carrying out its foreign intelligence mission, the agency reports the issue internally and to federal otherseers and aggressively gets to the bottom of it. the post says edward snowden provided them the documents earlier this summer. in a statement, meanwhile, he said the media is being, quote, misled about his situation. snowden says his father and his father's wife's attorney do not represent him in any way. >>...
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meantime president obama is outlining new rules for the nsa. but will his plan for the agency's controversy surveillance limit its scope. we will take a look at the details. >>> detroit may be the biggest u.s. city to ever declare bankruptcy. as it tries to fight its way back from a full-on collapse seems like the motor city's woes could have a major impact on other cities across the country. >> as we learn that 18 of the 19 embassies and consulate that were closed as a result of an al qaeda terror threat will reopen tomorrow, we will take a look at what motivated the change and what this means for an apparently ongoing threat. >> they had the capacity to go after our embassies. they have the capacity potentially to go after our businesses. they had the capacity to be destabilizing and disruptive in countries where the security apparatus are weak. i should definitely do laundry more often. yeah. by the time i do there's all these mystery stains. i mean is it coffee? could be gravy. yeah. so now i u tide boost with my tide. it's double powerful
meantime president obama is outlining new rules for the nsa. but will his plan for the agency's controversy surveillance limit its scope. we will take a look at the details. >>> detroit may be the biggest u.s. city to ever declare bankruptcy. as it tries to fight its way back from a full-on collapse seems like the motor city's woes could have a major impact on other cities across the country. >> as we learn that 18 of the 19 embassies and consulate that were closed as a result of...
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. >>> tonight, the father of nsa leaker wed ward snowden is speaking out, telling abc news that his son is not a traitor. and though snowden says he believes in the american justice system, he does not think his son would get a fair trial if he returns from russia. abc's susan saulny in washington tonight. >> as a father, i want my son to come home. >> reporter: today, in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, lon snowden, father of fugitive nsa leaker edward snowden, said plans have been made to reunite in russia. >> you're going to moscow? >> reporter: bruce fein is the family's lawyer and says it will happen very soon. >> we have visas, we have a date which we won't disclose right now because of the frenzy. >> reporter: the purpose of the trip? to come up with a criminal defense against charges of espionage. >> what i would like is for this to be vetted in open court for the american people to have all the facts. >> reporter: but the elder snowden is not convinced his son could get a fair trial. >> when you consider many of the statements made by our leaders, they h
. >>> tonight, the father of nsa leaker wed ward snowden is speaking out, telling abc news that his son is not a traitor. and though snowden says he believes in the american justice system, he does not think his son would get a fair trial if he returns from russia. abc's susan saulny in washington tonight. >> as a father, i want my son to come home. >> reporter: today, in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, lon snowden, father of fugitive nsa leaker...
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congress they are going to examine the latest threat and its effect on nsa programs. it's on "face the nation" at 8:30 on kpix5. >>> bart and union leaders trying to hammer an agreement. >> what officers are doing to make sure you pay up your parking tickets. >>> an interesting day in the weather forecast as we look out at ocean beach. we will see if we can find somebody to stand in front of that board. ,,,,,, >>> starting off with mostly overcast skies over the bay area. you can barely see the bay bridge. wondered if we can see the surf at ocean beach. forecast in a minute. ,, these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. francisco parking enforceme. ites a ticket >>> modern technology is lending a helping hand to san francisco parking enf
congress they are going to examine the latest threat and its effect on nsa programs. it's on "face the nation" at 8:30 on kpix5. >>> bart and union leaders trying to hammer an agreement. >> what officers are doing to make sure you pay up your parking tickets. >>> an interesting day in the weather forecast as we look out at ocean beach. we will see if we can find somebody to stand in front of that board. ,,,,,, >>> starting off with mostly overcast...
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the nsa is taking steps to put in place a full-time civil liberties and privacy officer. and released information that details its mission, authorities and oversight. and finally the intelligence community is creating a web site that will serve as a hub for further transparency. and this will give americans and the world the ability to learn more about what our intelligence communities does and what it doesn't do; how it carries out its mission; and why it does so. fourth, we're forming a high-level group of outside experts to review our entire intelligence communications technologies. we need new thinking for a newera. we now have to unravel terrorist plots by finding a needle in a hey stake of global telecommunications. and meanwhile technology has given governments, including our own, unprecedented capability to monitor communications. so i'm tasking this independent group to step back and review our capabilities. particularly our surveillance technologies. and they'll consider how we can maintain the trust of the people, how we can make sure that they're absolutely is
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, coverage of the nsa program or to kind of obscure human intelligence, assets, and saying it was signals intelligence? >> sure, first to fran's point it's totally true this is one of many and one piece of information in a broad collection that the u.s. intelligence community has engaged in. this meeting was significant according to officials and reports in both "the new york times" and lots of other outlets because it was where the vague discussion of impending attack was discussed and if you look at the embassy closings around the world it matches the people on the call. so you can sort of understand why the u.s. government took such a broad approach. as for it being motivations in taking the risk, i can't speak to that. some of them they take risks on. this seems to be a risk they didn't take. as far as some of the other reporters linking this to the nsa and snowden and what have you, it's important to point out the programs disclosed by snowden are not related to this particular communication particularly intercepted. they are about collecting information, domestically and it's not re
, coverage of the nsa program or to kind of obscure human intelligence, assets, and saying it was signals intelligence? >> sure, first to fran's point it's totally true this is one of many and one piece of information in a broad collection that the u.s. intelligence community has engaged in. this meeting was significant according to officials and reports in both "the new york times" and lots of other outlets because it was where the vague discussion of impending attack was...
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the nsa program is successful. yesterday the president is allowing edward snowden to pull the puppet strings. this man is a traitor to our country and the president somehow feels he has to cater to him. for the last two months since this issue has been out there, the president has been awol, m.i.a. he's been silent. you have saxby chambliss, myself, no president. in a time of war to be setting up a task force to tell him what he should be doing. can you imagine harry truman, winston church hill doing this? every program we have is always susceptible to reform. to be silent about it and suddenly jump because edward snowden has revealed secrets and put our country at risk, it's somehow like a moral equivalency. i wish he showed the same anger toward edward snowden as he did toward republicans on obama care. there was no outrage there when he was asked do you think he's a patriot? what do you mean you don't think he is? this man's a traitor. to me commander in chief should show much more war time leadership than has b
the nsa program is successful. yesterday the president is allowing edward snowden to pull the puppet strings. this man is a traitor to our country and the president somehow feels he has to cater to him. for the last two months since this issue has been out there, the president has been awol, m.i.a. he's been silent. you have saxby chambliss, myself, no president. in a time of war to be setting up a task force to tell him what he should be doing. can you imagine harry truman, winston church hill...
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these nsa programs are extremely unpopular in europe, too. it's caused tension between some of the united states' closest allies. it goes beyond russia. obviously, this is the near-term issue we expect to hear the president sort of justify his reasoning of not doing this -- of deciding to skip this summit. it is fascinating now. he's announcing a whole bunch of reforms based on documents that were released by edward snowden. they're announcing all of these new reforms. okay. now we've canceled a summit. at some point over russia's refusal to turn edward snowden over, but it's clear they're also sort of sheepish in deciding they do need a new policy. so was it really -- then should they be cancelling summits over this issue? i think that's going to be another question the president is going to have to deal with. >> have you heard anything about the lower-level meetings taking place between secretary kerry and hagel and their russian counterparts today and if that's helping to mend any of the fi fissures? >> well, they are supposedly -- and the
these nsa programs are extremely unpopular in europe, too. it's caused tension between some of the united states' closest allies. it goes beyond russia. obviously, this is the near-term issue we expect to hear the president sort of justify his reasoning of not doing this -- of deciding to skip this summit. it is fascinating now. he's announcing a whole bunch of reforms based on documents that were released by edward snowden. they're announcing all of these new reforms. okay. now we've canceled...
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nsa official says: nsa signals intelligence activities? are designed to acquire, produce, and disseminate foreign intelligence information net capables and intentions or activities of foreign powers and their agents, foreign organizations, foreign persons, blah blah blah. and any immix indication that nsa's collection is arbitrary and unconstrained is dead wrong. >> how chose to white house justify this. >> the president's spy agencies are not just interested in communication to and from a terror target. they're interested in information about the target. so when that comes up in an e-mail send from an american to someone overseas it's fair game to symptom but it has to cross the border. it can't be an e-mail to someone else inside the country. "the new york times" says that nsa computers search nearly all cross-border text data for dewords and save e-mail or instant mess imagines so analysts can examine them. jay carny says anything not related to an investigation is deleted. >> the purpose of the program is to investigate and potentially
nsa official says: nsa signals intelligence activities? are designed to acquire, produce, and disseminate foreign intelligence information net capables and intentions or activities of foreign powers and their agents, foreign organizations, foreign persons, blah blah blah. and any immix indication that nsa's collection is arbitrary and unconstrained is dead wrong. >> how chose to white house justify this. >> the president's spy agencies are not just interested in communication to and...
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taking on critics and talking tough about the nsa's snooping. >>> we begin with breaking news, the manhunt for james dimaggio, a pair fitting the description was seen in a remote area of idaho. that's where his car was found and paul joins me from san diego. a discovery of this car indicated they may be hiding in this remote area of idaho, possibly camping. tell me more. >>> well, piers, that was always the concern of detectives here is that he was a bit of an outdoorsman, mr. dimaggio and would head to the back country. indeed, when they found the car it was covered in brush and pried off the license plates. they identified it by the vin number. let's listen about the discovery. >> the blue nissan versa was discovered covered in brush. the license plates had been removed, but local law enforcement in the area were able to confirm through the vin number that the vehicle did belong to dimaggio. >> so not only did they discover the car, but also, again, a single rider on horseback reportedly saw hanna, the 16-year-old and dimaggio about 8 miles from a trail head in the back country with camp
taking on critics and talking tough about the nsa's snooping. >>> we begin with breaking news, the manhunt for james dimaggio, a pair fitting the description was seen in a remote area of idaho. that's where his car was found and paul joins me from san diego. a discovery of this car indicated they may be hiding in this remote area of idaho, possibly camping. tell me more. >>> well, piers, that was always the concern of detectives here is that he was a bit of an outdoorsman, mr....
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regular briefings including by his national security adviser susan rice, but the process of reforming the nsa will have to wait until congress is back in session in september. kate? >> kristen welker. for mer on the fallout, david gregory from "meet the press" is here tonight. we heard americans some of whom have a tough time with the idea of government surveillance. does the president have an uphill battle? are. >> he does to some extent. you look at the opposition against him and some of his own political base with liberals and libertarian conservatives, but there is a vast middle of americans who this far after 9/11 understand the threat. we had a lot of embassies close and worldwide travel alers because of the plot. there is a sense of urgency about protecting the country. the president has that room to maneuver. this far after 9-11 at a period of debate is the time to put those safeguards in. americans don't want to live in a permanent sense of surveillance or in a security state. the president believes that is also the case, but he's got like all presidents a much lower threshold for ri
regular briefings including by his national security adviser susan rice, but the process of reforming the nsa will have to wait until congress is back in session in september. kate? >> kristen welker. for mer on the fallout, david gregory from "meet the press" is here tonight. we heard americans some of whom have a tough time with the idea of government surveillance. does the president have an uphill battle? are. >> he does to some extent. you look at the opposition...
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as he pointed out the debate over the nsa, leaks and edward snowden continues. more on that story after this break. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changing app from ink. we didn't get into business to spend time managing receipts, that's why we have ink. we like being in business because we like being creative, we like interacting with people. so you have time to focus on the things you love. ink from chase. so you can. >>> welcome back to the "newsroom." i'm fredericka whitfield. a look at the top stories crossing the desk. number one, a 16-year-old girl abducted nearly a week ago is expected to reunite with her family today. hannah anderson was found alive yesterday in idaho after an intense search. casey wian has more from california. >> reporter: fredericka, family members in the san diego area have been spending most of the past day preparing t
as he pointed out the debate over the nsa, leaks and edward snowden continues. more on that story after this break. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changing app from ink. we didn't get into business to spend time managing receipts, that's why we have ink. we like being in business...
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the president is feeling the heat, of course, over privacy after edward snowden leaked details of nsa snooping. and russia, of course, has given edward snowden temporary asylum keeping him out of the reach of american law enforcement. let's listen to a sound bite we have from president obama during his press conference yesterday. >> no, i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. the fact is that mr. snowden has been charged with three felon s felonies. if, in fact, he believes that what he did was right, then, like every american citizen, he can come here, appear before the court with a lawyer, and make his case. >> not a patriot, he said, but also admitting that perhaps the reaction and the changes to these programs are happening more swiftly because of the leaks that edward snowden did put out there. >> yeah. i mean, he said that we would get here at this point anyway, but probably not this soon. >> uh-huh. >>> next on "newsroom," the latest on the emotional custody battle between usher and his ex-wife. just days after their 5-year-old son nearly drowned. the great outdoors... ...and
the president is feeling the heat, of course, over privacy after edward snowden leaked details of nsa snooping. and russia, of course, has given edward snowden temporary asylum keeping him out of the reach of american law enforcement. let's listen to a sound bite we have from president obama during his press conference yesterday. >> no, i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. the fact is that mr. snowden has been charged with three felon s felonies. if, in fact, he believes that what he...
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the latest nsa leak is a bombshell. we're now learning the government's broken the rules on spying again and again. thousands of times per year. but officials have at the national security agency say, mistakes happen. don't worry about it. another bloody and deadly day in egypt. we'll show you how the gunfire got so intense it forced people to jump off a bridge. and lou should the white house handle this mess now? plus, listen to this. a new study is out that shows lap computers actually hurt kids' grades in school. it finds that students who use pencil and paper get higher marks. the reason for
the latest nsa leak is a bombshell. we're now learning the government's broken the rules on spying again and again. thousands of times per year. but officials have at the national security agency say, mistakes happen. don't worry about it. another bloody and deadly day in egypt. we'll show you how the gunfire got so intense it forced people to jump off a bridge. and lou should the white house handle this mess now? plus, listen to this. a new study is out that shows lap computers actually hurt...
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for more on the nsa fallout, david gregory host of "meet the press" is here. david, we just heard americans in kristen's piece, some of whom had a tough time with the idea of government surveillance. does the president van uphill battle here? >> he does to some extent. politically in washington you look at some of the opposition harassment, and he fwhooswhere to the seen today. nbc's luke russert reports. >> reporter: i will be entering a behavior counseling clinic to overgo two weeks of intensive therapy to begin the process of addressing my behavior. >> reporter: the san diego mayor will continue his treatment for sexual harassment as demands for his resignation intensified. latest from brash boeshgs, bob, you have already hurt so many people. you should step down immediately. allegations first surfaced when his communications director wept public last monchts i was placed in the filner headlock and moved around as a rag doll while he whispered sexual comments in my ear. >> reporter: over a dozen women have come forward with similar charges, including a reti
for more on the nsa fallout, david gregory host of "meet the press" is here. david, we just heard americans in kristen's piece, some of whom had a tough time with the idea of government surveillance. does the president van uphill battle here? >> he does to some extent. politically in washington you look at some of the opposition harassment, and he fwhooswhere to the seen today. nbc's luke russert reports. >> reporter: i will be entering a behavior counseling clinic to...
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saying he's letting the nsa leaker pull his strings. i'll ask the chair of the committee for his reaction. >>> also a new huge break in the hunt for a murder suspect and the teenage girl he allegedly kidnapped. dr. drew pinsky shares his insights. >>> and when the flood waters rushed in, he rushed in to help his son and ma of this neighbors. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "situation room." >>> president obama says there's no doubt his attempt to shine a new light on the surveillance is a response to the leaks by edward snowden. he outlined his proposals at the white house that ended a couple of hours ago. he also spoke about the diplomatic fallout with russia after it granted snowden asylum and the terror threat that closed a number of u.s. embassies this week. let's go to jessica yellin. why did the president decide to outline these new surveillance programs today? >> reporter: it's because the president argues that the american public is being misinformed about nsa
saying he's letting the nsa leaker pull his strings. i'll ask the chair of the committee for his reaction. >>> also a new huge break in the hunt for a murder suspect and the teenage girl he allegedly kidnapped. dr. drew pinsky shares his insights. >>> and when the flood waters rushed in, he rushed in to help his son and ma of this neighbors. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "situation room."...
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you might not be concerned about the nsa tracking your phone calls or e-mails but what if they were watching you when you are on your pj's on your couch. the i tech partners unveiled they found vulnerabilities in samsung smart tv's that allowed them to turn on the video's camera without their knowledge. hackers used programs called remote administration tools which can turn it on remotely if it is engaged in a chat session or looking at a web page on the television for example. companies behind the video chat software can and have been forced to cooperate with the government loopholes like the ones uncovered last week could allow the government to spy on you even if you don't use the internet feature. the good news is samsung has reported closed the loopholes in the newer models they have a camera that can be flipped up to the creeling. for others you might want to find a way to block its view to be on the safe side. >> diane macedo, fox news, thanks. >> 45 minutes after the top of the hour the daring rescue of 6 sisters swept away in a kansas river. >> are you feeling lucky? there are 425 m
you might not be concerned about the nsa tracking your phone calls or e-mails but what if they were watching you when you are on your pj's on your couch. the i tech partners unveiled they found vulnerabilities in samsung smart tv's that allowed them to turn on the video's camera without their knowledge. hackers used programs called remote administration tools which can turn it on remotely if it is engaged in a chat session or looking at a web page on the television for example. companies behind...
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when the president had a news conference and he sought to ease americans' doubts about the massive nsa surveillance programs and outlined the series of reforms and they include working with congress to restructuring the secret court to the declassification of some nsa activities and outside experts to review computer spy technology. i want to welcome someone else from afar and the assistant democratic leader in the house. last month he joined forces with conservative republicans in a failed effort to defund the surveillance program. congressman, first of all, thank you so much for being there. i wanted to ask you, first of all, if what the president said in any way made you feel easier or more comfortable about this program in particular the phone data that is collected on every american? >> first of all, thank you so much for having me, candy. yes, but i felt that way before. as you know, the president spoke out on this issue long before snowden and i was very comfortable with the president's position on this. it's just that every now and then you catch a vote in order to let your con
when the president had a news conference and he sought to ease americans' doubts about the massive nsa surveillance programs and outlined the series of reforms and they include working with congress to restructuring the secret court to the declassification of some nsa activities and outside experts to review computer spy technology. i want to welcome someone else from afar and the assistant democratic leader in the house. last month he joined forces with conservative republicans in a failed...
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this seems to be a risk they didn't take as far as other reporters linking it to the nsa and snowden and what have you. it is important to point out the programs disclosed by snowden are not related to this communication, this intercept. they are about collecting information domestically and it is not really connected. i think some people maybe were -- where there isn't a strong connection. >> how long do you see the embassies being closed for. there have been drone strikes. we don't know who was hit. >> you are seeing drone strikes. the one person that is key to this is the bomb maker in yemen. >> who has not been found as far as we know. >> as far as we know. i think he is one of the keys to the feeling they have deflated this threat. they will look to take out enough operational capability it knocks the legs out from this before they are comfortable reopening the embassies. that makes sense to me. there's a number of other things besides drone strikes that will be going on, cia and u.s. intelligence will be working with foreign allies around the world, doing searches, trying to ar
this seems to be a risk they didn't take as far as other reporters linking it to the nsa and snowden and what have you. it is important to point out the programs disclosed by snowden are not related to this communication, this intercept. they are about collecting information domestically and it is not really connected. i think some people maybe were -- where there isn't a strong connection. >> how long do you see the embassies being closed for. there have been drone strikes. we don't know...
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perhaps the nsa is doing things it was not supposed to do. >> ed, does the nsa have any credible defense when they say, look, some of this stuff is unintended, like human error. they will plug in something. there will be a typo and they will observe somebody, eavesdrop or collect some sort of intelligence because of that. >> sure. it will be a defense. they will have to show that to lawmakers very quickly when they get back in september. you will see a series of moves to overhaul the place or put more protections in place. they will have to be pretty transparent about the the types of minimal or, you know, minor mistakes as they say and show lawmakers it was a mere typo, it's not a big deal. whether lawmakers will believe them, we will have to see. >> let's see what the president had to say in a press conference at the white house. here it is. >> i am comfortable that the program is currently not being abused. i'm comfortable that the american people examined exactly what was taking place, how it was being used, what the safeguards were, that they would say, you know what, these folks ar
perhaps the nsa is doing things it was not supposed to do. >> ed, does the nsa have any credible defense when they say, look, some of this stuff is unintended, like human error. they will plug in something. there will be a typo and they will observe somebody, eavesdrop or collect some sort of intelligence because of that. >> sure. it will be a defense. they will have to show that to lawmakers very quickly when they get back in september. you will see a series of moves to overhaul...
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speaking of the nsa, of course, we reached out to the nsa for response. a spokesperson says this. let me read this. nsa signals intelligence commission is centered on defeating foreign adversaries who aim to harm the country. we defend the united states from such threats while fiercely working to protect the privacy rights of u.s. persons. it's not either/or. it's both. that's the nsa to us here at cnn. >> there is murder, mayhem on main street usa every day of the week. but you hide from that. you don't face up to that. and you let your congressmen and senators escape and dance around the bush. >> provocative words from someone who's calling for a boycott of the united states. all of this today after police say teenagers killed a college baseball player because they were bored. well, my panel has something to say about that. that discussion is next. >>> plus, as if this dad and daughter haven't been through enough already, the family of kidnapper james dimaggio is asking for a paternity test on his victim, 16-year-old hannah anderson. more on the case, coming up. i save time, mon
speaking of the nsa, of course, we reached out to the nsa for response. a spokesperson says this. let me read this. nsa signals intelligence commission is centered on defeating foreign adversaries who aim to harm the country. we defend the united states from such threats while fiercely working to protect the privacy rights of u.s. persons. it's not either/or. it's both. that's the nsa to us here at cnn. >> there is murder, mayhem on main street usa every day of the week. but you hide from...
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this is the nsa version of the apology -- of the obama apology tour this is a successful program. the nsa program is successful and the president is allowing edward snowden, the traitor to pull the pub et strings. >> here to talk to us, let's go to jessica first. jessica, you were there, you were at the news conference today. we heard the president make this promise that it's going to become more transparent. he says it was already happening before the snowden leaks, but is that really realistic? >> well, as you point out, wolf, he did say that he wanted more transparency back, in may he said that. that was right before edward snowden's first leak was in june. so his assertion is that the leaks sped up the process that was going to happen anyway. well, we also have to take a bigger look at the big picture, which is does snowden lead to the new safeguards put in place? two democratic senators have been calling for more transparency and everyone reforms for more than a year now. senators widen and udol have been demanding it and when the head of the intelligence committee, he admitt
this is the nsa version of the apology -- of the obama apology tour this is a successful program. the nsa program is successful and the president is allowing edward snowden, the traitor to pull the pub et strings. >> here to talk to us, let's go to jessica first. jessica, you were there, you were at the news conference today. we heard the president make this promise that it's going to become more transparent. he says it was already happening before the snowden leaks, but is that really...
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you know, the legality of the drone strikes and these nsa revelations. you know, it's like -- jimmy carter came out and said we don't live in a democracy. that's a little -- >> intense. >> that's a little intense when an ex-president says that. so he's got some explaining to do, particularly for a constitutional law professor. >> i think matt's right. but matt had to do some of his own explaining. the academy award winner is a big advocate for sending kids to public schools. but then he recently moved from new york to the west coast and decided to send his kids to private school. here's his explanation. he said, and i quote, "sending our kids in my family to private school was a big, big, big deal. and it was a giant family discussion. but it was a circular conversation, really, because ultimately we don't have a choice. i mean, i pay for a private education, and i'm trying to get the one that most matches the public education that i had, but that kind of progressive education no longer exists in the public system. it's unfair." matt's a great actor, but
you know, the legality of the drone strikes and these nsa revelations. you know, it's like -- jimmy carter came out and said we don't live in a democracy. that's a little -- >> intense. >> that's a little intense when an ex-president says that. so he's got some explaining to do, particularly for a constitutional law professor. >> i think matt's right. but matt had to do some of his own explaining. the academy award winner is a big advocate for sending kids to public schools....
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the nsa says when mistakes are made, the agency reports the issue internally and to federal overseers and aggressively gets to the bottom of it. but the new report raises concerns about that balance of power. the "washington post" reported the chair of the senate intelligence committee diane feinstein wasn't even aware of the audit until it was reported in the paper. feinstein disputes that, but in a statement admitted that the committee can and should do more to independently verify that nsa's operations are inappropriate and that its awareness of incidents are accurate. and the top judge on the secretive court that approves surveillance programs says judges aren't able to independently verify whether the government violates the law, saying they are, quote, forced to rely upon the accuracy of the information that is provided to the court. critics have been demanding more oversight. >> why is the government spying on its own people? >> reporter: and even prominent democrats are troubled. nancy pelosi called the new report extremely disturbing. congressman jim lanchovan deeply concerne
the nsa says when mistakes are made, the agency reports the issue internally and to federal overseers and aggressively gets to the bottom of it. but the new report raises concerns about that balance of power. the "washington post" reported the chair of the senate intelligence committee diane feinstein wasn't even aware of the audit until it was reported in the paper. feinstein disputes that, but in a statement admitted that the committee can and should do more to independently verify...
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telling us what exactly the nsa does might be a nice next step, you guys. >>> good tuesday morning. right now on "first look," the west continues to be a tinderbox as crews battle on. >>> caroline kennedy's personal financial records released for the first time. >>> james dimaggio leaves life insurance money to hannah anderson's family. >>> legendary dick vandyke survives an accident. prince will criminal dwush william gushes about baby george. david beckham gets back to business and the marine gets the ncaa to bend. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. we start in the west where it's man versus nature. firefighters report some progress in that massive growing wildfire in central idaho. the flames are threatening at least three communities, forcing thousands to flee. jay gray reports from near the fire line in haley, idaho. >> reporter: the fight against the beaver creek wildfire continues for a 13th day this morning in the idaho mountains. the massive blaze fanning out in several directions right now, pushed by strong winds and with no shortage of dried out brush for fuel. it's
telling us what exactly the nsa does might be a nice next step, you guys. >>> good tuesday morning. right now on "first look," the west continues to be a tinderbox as crews battle on. >>> caroline kennedy's personal financial records released for the first time. >>> james dimaggio leaves life insurance money to hannah anderson's family. >>> legendary dick vandyke survives an accident. prince will criminal dwush william gushes about baby george....
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do you agree with the president this is a false scandal, the nsa scandal? >> i agree in a sense that the way it's been characterized is that this is something that the obama administration sort of created. this is something that we've been doing not too much further beyond september 11th. it's been reported by the media. it's been in newspapers for a decade. and so, in fact, i was watching realtime with bill maher and he read a story from usa today that was back from 2006. and it sounded exactly like a story that was being read in 2013. and so, no. a lot of the things we were talking about was not new. because it's been recharacterized and because it comes on the heels of the irs, it comes on the heels of benghazi, it's a recharacterization of old news, if you will. >> amy, i'll let you weigh in on that. but i want to talk to you about this. the house committee chairman mike mccall said today he doesn't believe president obama would have acted to reform a national security agency program were it not for the leaks from edward snowden. listen and then we'll t
do you agree with the president this is a false scandal, the nsa scandal? >> i agree in a sense that the way it's been characterized is that this is something that the obama administration sort of created. this is something that we've been doing not too much further beyond september 11th. it's been reported by the media. it's been in newspapers for a decade. and so, in fact, i was watching realtime with bill maher and he read a story from usa today that was back from 2006. and it sounded...
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he can't escape the snowden case, the nsa leaker's father delivering that harsh rebuke. but from the white house so far, no comment. president obama in vacation mode on a ven vin golf course, showing a bit of frustration after missing a putt, while nsa leaker edward snowden as father appeared on a sunday among talk show, taking aim at the president and a republican congressman who has labelled his son a traitor. >> my son has spoken the truth and sacrificed more than the president of the united states or peter king ever. >> i don't think mr. snowden was a patriot. the fact is he's been charged with three felonies. >> reporter: now snowden's father says he and his attorney will be traveling to russia soon to help his son fight those charges. >> reporter: it's the frenzy that lon snowden claims will make it difficult for his son to get a fair hearing if he returns to the u.s. >> i want my son to come home if the justice system that we're afforded as americans is going to be applied correctly. >> reporter: snowden says that they have poisoned the well, making it difficult t
he can't escape the snowden case, the nsa leaker's father delivering that harsh rebuke. but from the white house so far, no comment. president obama in vacation mode on a ven vin golf course, showing a bit of frustration after missing a putt, while nsa leaker edward snowden as father appeared on a sunday among talk show, taking aim at the president and a republican congressman who has labelled his son a traitor. >> my son has spoken the truth and sacrificed more than the president of the...
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you heard him mention one of the challenges they're dealing with, nsa leaker edward snowden. no surprise there. the man wanted in this united states for leaking sensitive information about secret surveillance and russia granting him asylum this week. then president obama canceled his upcoming meeting with russian president putin, saying in a statement there wasn't enough progress in their bilateral agenda. now, we're getting a look at the reaction inside russia. "time" magazine's reporting kremlin insiders never meant for the snowden situation to go as far as it did and that the invitation for mr. obama to visit still stands. there are liberals in moscow who are truly disappointed saying that president obama is neglecting his chance to reach out to them. how should the u.s. react? ambassador john bolton back to us, former ambassador to the united nations. why are you laughing? >> this is a classic example of the russians spinning basically the insult they've administered to the united states by granting snowden temporary asylum. i think they knew exactly what the impact was,
you heard him mention one of the challenges they're dealing with, nsa leaker edward snowden. no surprise there. the man wanted in this united states for leaking sensitive information about secret surveillance and russia granting him asylum this week. then president obama canceled his upcoming meeting with russian president putin, saying in a statement there wasn't enough progress in their bilateral agenda. now, we're getting a look at the reaction inside russia. "time" magazine's...
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. >> the father of nsa leaker, edward snowden speaking out for the first time since his son gave up surveillance programs. in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos yesterday, lon snowden wants his son edward to come home but is unsure edward could get a fair trial in the u.s. courts because he said politicians have poisoned the well of perspective -- prospective jurors. >> where my son chooses to live the rest of his life is going to be his decision. what i would like at some point in time for him to be able to come back to the u.s. whether he will live the rest of his life here or not. face this. and i believe the truth will shine through. >> snowden and attorneys have secured visas to travel to russia to meet with edward snowden. they didn't say exactly when for security reasons. neither has spoken directly to edward snowden since he fled the u.s. >> it is back to business this morning for many of the two dozen u.s. embassies and consulates shuttered by tear -- terror alert last week. mostly across the middle east. but the doors to the embassy remain locked in yemen where the
. >> the father of nsa leaker, edward snowden speaking out for the first time since his son gave up surveillance programs. in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos yesterday, lon snowden wants his son edward to come home but is unsure edward could get a fair trial in the u.s. courts because he said politicians have poisoned the well of perspective -- prospective jurors. >> where my son chooses to live the rest of his life is going to be his decision. what i would...
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does that make the nsa surveillance program worth it? >> the thing is, i don't think there's been any evidence that anything intercepted from the program of spying or collecting american data has ever uniquely been used to stop any terrorism. you know, they had a discussion with senator leahy and the committee and they talked about 50 plots and then it got down to 15 and 4 and 1. >> how many had been explicitly stopped. >> i'm not against tapping phones of people you suspect to be terrorists. all i'm for is calling a judge first. i'm not for looking at all american's records, but if an american is involved, call a judge. it's not that hard to get a warrant. we fought a revolution over separating the powers, not letting police get warrants, you have to call a judge. >> what the united states did in response is close the embassies and there's been this unprecedented spate of drone attacks that happened in the last week, ten days. a lot of people have been killed and only a couple of terrorists. and you can read into that what you will what
does that make the nsa surveillance program worth it? >> the thing is, i don't think there's been any evidence that anything intercepted from the program of spying or collecting american data has ever uniquely been used to stop any terrorism. you know, they had a discussion with senator leahy and the committee and they talked about 50 plots and then it got down to 15 and 4 and 1. >> how many had been explicitly stopped. >> i'm not against tapping phones of people you suspect...
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not just the nsa but also al qaeda and the president's talk of al qaeda being on the run. mccain very critical of the president on that. says that he feels that our policy is in retreat in the middle east and at the same time that he says al qaeda, while it has been diminished in pakistan, it is resurgent in a lot of the world. especially in yemen. and he sees that as kind of a bad thing that we're pulling back and al qaeda is helping to fill the vacuum. of course, one of the places he's especially critical of this president is syria where he feels that the president is at least two years late in terms of trying to step in, stop the slaughter, and depose the brutal dictator there, bashar assad. >> mr. mccain has actually gone to syria, that with members of the free syrian party. what does he expect will happen when the president gets back from vacation on all these issues? >> well, i'm not sure he expects a lot of difference. i mean, it's not like, you know, the president has made his policy, he's talking in the case of syria about small arms. which although that came out
not just the nsa but also al qaeda and the president's talk of al qaeda being on the run. mccain very critical of the president on that. says that he feels that our policy is in retreat in the middle east and at the same time that he says al qaeda, while it has been diminished in pakistan, it is resurgent in a lot of the world. especially in yemen. and he sees that as kind of a bad thing that we're pulling back and al qaeda is helping to fill the vacuum. of course, one of the places he's...
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we get information from other agencies that they collect whether nsa, fbi. we are not collecting it. it is the lawfully connect the -- collected. it came after 2009 that we do not have access to some of the types of information that would help us like the underwear bomber. we had great access to threat information coming from the reports provided to us by cia, the nsa. what we do not have is the kind of access we needed to non-terrorism databases. information about individuals applying for refugee status in the united states or for visas. because what we need to do is have information and not just for a minute or a day or a week but long enough so we have the rate information from the cia, from a source, all we have is a name or a first name, what we do to compare the information to the other information we have also collected at the government has about people traveling care or seeking asylum so that we can then provided to the agencies that can act on it? it is my perspective that we were already doing it will be somewhat surprised i would have trouble doi
we get information from other agencies that they collect whether nsa, fbi. we are not collecting it. it is the lawfully connect the -- collected. it came after 2009 that we do not have access to some of the types of information that would help us like the underwear bomber. we had great access to threat information coming from the reports provided to us by cia, the nsa. what we do not have is the kind of access we needed to non-terrorism databases. information about individuals applying for...